Quality Engineer

Doncasters Group • Oxford, AL

14h • Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you'll be responsible for ensuring that the products produced meet quality standards required to minimize quality costs and maximize customer satisfaction whilst ensuring that procedures and processes are adhered to. Doncasters is a leading international manufacturer of specialist superalloys and high-performance alloy components, providing critical solutions to demanding industries including aerospace, Industrial Gas Turbines, automotive, medical, and other specialist sectors. With a heritage spanning nearly 250 years, Doncasters has built a global reputation for technical excellence, innovation, and engineering. The company operates across 20 sites worldwide, employing almost 3,000 professionals.

Requirements

• Previous Quality Assurance experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma skills.
• Experience of dealing with customers and suppliers.
• Knowledge of Quality Management system (TS16949/ISO9001).
• Experience of working within a metallurgy environment and a clear understanding of ISO 9001.
• Experience in root cause analysis tools including DMAIC, FMEA, 8D etc.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree preferred.
• Additional experience of leading and managing teams is advantageous but not essential.
• Passionate about quality and cross functional auditing.

Responsibilities

• Checking, verifying, and generating certification packs to meet customer contractual requirements.
• Assist in the creation of custom rework routings within ERP.
• Data entry into ERP and QMS as needed.
• Support the management of all quality-related issues within the manufacturing team (e.g. internal, supplier, customer and customer warranty).
• Identify root cause and instigate permanent corrective actions for product quality issues; Carry out product, process, and workmanship auditing.
• Ensure control plans and associated documentation are implemented effectively and maintained.
• Monitor and report on quality-related key performance indicators including scrap monitoring, rework levels, parts per million (PPM) figures.
• Training and mentoring production roles as needed to support effective understanding and maintaining compliance to the QMS.
• Submitting First Article Inspection plans and fixed process approvals in customer portals or other formats as needed.

Benefits

• An interesting and varied field to work in
• An environment where you can learn and grow through constant development opportunities
• PTO
• Competitive 401K
• Competitive medical insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree